Knight Frank real estate agency offers to acquire a Scottish island for the rather affordable sum of 350,000 pounds sterling (about 415,000 euros). As spotted The National this Monday, the 11-hectare property is accessible for the price of a three-room apartment in Glasgow. The island is called Pladda Rock and is located about 800 meters off the coast of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde.
For nature lovers
The future owner will be able to benefit from the incredible view of the raging sea and the Scottish coasts. A whole population of marine animals lives in the immediate environment of the island: basking sharks, dolphins, otters, seals, migratory birds… A dream for lovers of nature and isolation.
The former caretaker’s house has five bedrooms, a bathroom, two reception rooms and an enclosed garden. A second building, requiring some work, is composed of a bedroom, a shower room and an open kitchen.
An automated lighthouse on the island
Pladda Rock has had a lighthouse since 1790, which is not included in the sale of the property. It was automated in 1990, which explains why the island is no longer occupied by a lighthouse keeper. On the practical side, a stone pier allows you to dock by boat, but it is also possible to land there… by helicopter.
The real estate agent in charge of the sale testified to the National “The opportunity to buy an island like this, untouched off the west coast of Scotland, doesn’t come around very often.” And to add: “There is always this romance of owning and having your own island, so it will certainly capture the imagination. »